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    NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled
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    NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled

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    Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 04 Sep 2025, 05:13 PM IST

    The NIRF 2025 Law rankings have been published and there are some major changes compared to last year. Interestingly, the names of four NLUs which were part of the NIRF law rankings last year are not included in this year’s ranking. The four NLUs being talked about here are MNLU Mumbai, RGNUL Patiala, NUALS Kochin and DSNLU Visakhapatnam. There are seven new entrants in the NIRF 2025 Law rankings, including big names like Cochin University of Science & Technology, Central University of South Bihar, S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology and HPNLU Shimla. CNLU Patna became the biggest gainer as it jumped up by 14 places to 17th rank in NIRF 2025 Law rankings from 31st place in 2024. Christ University lost the maximum places as it slipped from 15th to 24th in the NIRF law rankings.

    NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled
    NIRF 2025 Rankings: 7 New Entrants in Law, 4 NLUs & BHU Exit, Major Rank Shuffles Unveiled

    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings Analysis - Detailed Report

    Name

    Rank 2024

    Rank 2025

    Change (Rank)

    NLSIU Bengaluru

    1

    1

    –

    NLU Delhi

    2

    2

    –

    NALSAR Hyderabad

    3

    3

    –

    WBNUJS Kolkata

    4

    4

    –

    GNLU Gandhinagar

    8

    5

    ▲ +3

    IIT Kharagpur (Law)

    7

    6

    ▲ +1

    Symbiosis Law School, Pune

    5

    7

    ▼ -2

    Jamia Millia Islamia

    6

    8

    ▼ -2

    Aligarh Muslim University

    12

    9

    ▲ +3

    Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan

    9

    10

    ▼ -1

    SASTRA University

    14

    11

    ▲ +3

    BBAU Lucknow

    10

    12

    ▼ -2

    Cochin University of Science & Tech (New)

    –

    13

    –

    KIIT Bhubaneswar

    11

    14

    ▼ -3

    NLU Odisha, Cuttack

    26

    15

    ▲ +11

    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Law College

    16

    16

    –

    CNLU Patna

    31

    17

    ▲ +14

    UPES Dehradun

    28

    18

    ▲ +10

    Saveetha Institute

    13

    19

    ▼ -6

    Alliance University

    18

    20

    ▼ -2

    Dr. RMLNLU Lucknow

    20

    21

    ▼ -1

    GGSIPU Delhi

    17

    22

    ▼ -5

    Central University of South Bihar (New)

    –

    23

    –

    Christ University

    15

    24

    ▼ -9

    SRM Institute of Science & Tech (New)

    –

    25

    –

    Lovely Professional University

    19

    26

    ▼ -7

    NLIU Bhopal

    21

    27

    ▼ -6

    MNLU Nagpur

    34

    28

    ▲ +6

    University of Lucknow

    23

    29

    ▼ -6

    NUSRL Ranchi

    22

    30

    ▼ -8

    ICFAI Hyderabad

    36

    31

    ▲ +5

    Manipal University Jaipur

    29

    32

    ▼ -3

    Nirma University (New)

    –

    33

    –

    HPNLU Shimla (New)

    –

    34

    –

    NLU Assam (NLUJAA)

    27

    35

    ▼ -8

    Galgotias University (New)

    –

    36

    –

    Army Institute of Law

    30

    37

    ▼ -7

    GITAM Visakhapatnam

    37

    38

    ▼ -1

    Amity University Haryana

    33

    39

    ▼ -6

    Central University of Punjab (New)

    –

    40

    –

    NIRF Law Rankings 2025 - New Entrants

    A total of seven new law schools found a place in the latest NIRF Law Schools. Out of the total seven new entrants, one is an NLU, two are Central University and the remaining four are private law colleges. HPNLU Shimla was ranked 34th in the NIRF 2025 law rankings. Talking about private law schools, Cochin University of Science and Technology got rank 13, followed by SRM at 25, Galgotias at 26 and NIRMA at 39. The table below comprises all seven new entrants in the latest rankings.

    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings - New Entrants

    Name

    City

    Rank 2025

    Score 2025

    Cochin University of Science & Technology

    Cochin

    13

    65.19

    Central University of South Bihar

    Gaya

    23

    58.84

    S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology

    Chennai

    25

    58

    Himachal Pradesh NLU

    Shimla

    34

    53.49

    Galgotias University

    Gautam Budh Nagar

    36

    53.7

    Nirma University

    Ahemadabad

    39

    53.22

    Central University of Punjab

    Bathinda

    40

    52.7

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    NIRF Law Rankings 2025 vs 2024 - 7 Colleges Excluded

    The new law schools that made it to the NIRF 2025 law rankings replaced the same number of colleges from the NIRF 2024 rankings.

    MNLU Mumbai has not been included in the NIRF top law colleges list 2025 a preferred NLU among CLAT aspirants. Four of the total seven colleges excluded from the NIRF 2025 list are National Law Universities. Apart from MNLU Mumbai, RGNLU Patiala, NUALS Kochi, and DSNLU Visakhapatnam have not been included in the list. The complete list of law colleges that were included in the NIRF Law rankings last year, but excluded this year, is mentioned below:

    NIRF Law Rankings 2025: Colleges from 2024 that could not make the list

    Name

    City

    Rank 2024

    Score 2024

    Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

    Patiala

    24

    54.7

    Banaras Hindu University

    Varanasi

    25

    54.54

    MNLU Mumbai

    Mumbai

    31

    51.7

    Indian Law Institute

    New Delhi

    35

    50.25

    NUALS Kochi

    Kochi

    38

    47.96

    Amity University (West Bengal)

    North 24 Parganas

    39

    47.94

    DSNLU

    Visakhapatnam

    39

    47.94

    While the NLUs and BHU have been excluded from NIRF 2025 this year, they continue to remain the preferred law schools among students. BHU is one of the most preferred law schools among students participating in the Common Universities Entrance Examination (CUET), while NLU Mumbai, NLU Kochi and RGNLU Patiala have many takers among the top 2000 CLAT rank holders.

    NIRF 2025 Law Rankings - Top Gainers

    Name

    Rank 2024

    Rank 2025

    Rank Gained

    Chanakya National Law University, Patna

    31

    17

    14

    NLU Cuttack

    26

    15

    11

    UPES

    28

    18

    10

    MNLU Nagpur

    34

    28

    6

    ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

    36

    31

    5

    Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

    8

    5

    3

    Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

    12

    9

    3

    Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur

    14

    11

    3

    IIT Kharagpur

    7

    6

    1

    The NIRF rankings 2025 for law schools saw major shuffles. The data given above shows, one of the biggest gainers in these rankings was CNLU Patna. The National Law University of Bihar jumped up 11 places to 17th in the NIRF Law rankings 2025. Similarly, NLU Cuttack, which was ranked 26th in 2024, jumped up 11 ranks to be awarded rank 15 in NIRF 2025 law rankings. Among private law schools, UPES Dehradun was the top gainer, progressing to 18th rank from 28th.

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